Rumeli Han’s third floor is currently home to a new exhibition by an artist initiative. The works of 10 artists, Berkay Tuncay, Merve Şendil, Hera Büyüktaşçiyan, Elçin Ekinci, Yeni Anıt, Suat Öğüt, Fatma Çiftçi, İrem Tok, Gökçe Süvari and Umut Deniz Kırca aim to discover the potential of art’s power over the concepts of rationality, […]

Neşe Şive Baydar’s and Şebnem Somel’s work may offer a certain impression when looked at for the first time. However, as the viewer peruses the rest of the exhibition showcased at the Mabeyn Art Gallery, the viewer’s initial interpretations and assumptions may change. Both artists are in search of something they want to discover. Through […]

Borusan Art Center’s latest exhibition, curated by Necmi Sönmez ‘What I Love,’ examines social phenomena and problems in Turkey and in Istanbu through the works of 10 young artists. The exhibition, which takes place at Borusan Music House, started yesterday, continues until March 21 In September 1968 Marcel Broodthaers established the Musée d’Art Moderne, Département […]

In 1924, French writer and poet André Breton wrote in his Le Manifeste du Surréalisme, Manifesto of Surrealism, that “We are still living under the reign of logic: this, of course, is what I have been driving at. But in this day and age logical methods are applicable only to solving problems of secondary interest.” […]

George Condo is one of the best-known artists of contemporary art. He works in the media of painting and sculpture. He has exhibitions at the Whitney Museum, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; the Guggenheim, New York; the Kunsthalle Bielefeld in Germany and most recently at the […]

Every manner of exhibition and art event takes place in Istanbul, but Ankara always seems to stand behind. Even though the city has some acclaimed and long-running art galleries, Ankara’s destiny has been to stay the same, and it has never showcased itself like Istanbul. When academic, artist and curator Ferhat Özgür gathered the works […]

The word epiphany comes from ancient Greek and means a sudden realization or comprehension of the larger essence or meaning of something. It is a “deep” word, which is used to understand a situation better. But Kerimcan Güleyüz, a passionate man of art and the owner of The Empire Project Art Gallery, uses the word […]